About
Santiago Tenorio is Chief Business Officer and Head of Investments at Paysecure. With over 18 years of experience in fintech, digital assets, and infrastructure development, he has worked across early-stage ventures and scale-ups in emerging and developed markets. His expertise spans venture capital investing, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, payments, and energy infrastructure.
Experience
- PaysecureChief Business Officer & Head of Investmentscurrent2024 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Andes Energy TerminalFounding Partner & Non Exec Directorcurrent2018 — present
- ArowanaGroup Head Of Corporate Development, Executive Director (IMEA)2021 — 2024
- Full Circle CapitalPrincipal2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Private Family OfficeBoard Advisor2018
- Private Family OfficeGroup Investments and Business Development Director2016 — 2018
- RewiredVenture Partner2018Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- RewiredFounding Partner2017 — 2018
- American ExpressDirector, FinTech Partnerships & Investments2014 — 2016
- The Source JuiceNon Executive Director2013 — 2015
- MelbaCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2014NYC and London
- Elevation LabsCo-Founder2010 — 2012New York, New York, United States
- BlackRockTeam Leader - Portfolio Analytics (Financial Institutions)2007 — 2011New York, New York, United States
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking2006 — 2007New York, New York, United States
- JGB S.A.Intern, Office of the CEO2003Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Skills & more
Payments2Business Development62Entrepreneurship56Investments30Start-ups45Financial Modeling17Venture Capital12Product Development12Risk Management11Analytics10Corporate Development10Business Strategy6
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Strategic PartnershipsStrategyTeam LeadershipCryptoLanguages English · Japanese · Spanish
- Realm Academy Metaverse Education Certificate — Everyrealm Inc.
From Santiago's professional profile.
Colleagues at Thundermark Capital
Gleb Chuvpilo
Managing Partner at Thundermark Capital
Jae-Yong Lee
Investments at Thundermark Capital
Jake Kramer
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
John Crandon
General Counsel at Thundermark Capital
Patrick Morselli
Operations at Thundermark Capital
Ralph Quintero
Community at Thundermark Capital
Will Sanchez
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Santiago Tenorio?
- Santiago Tenorio is Chief Business Officer and Head of Investments at Paysecure. With over 18 years of experience in fintech, digital assets, and infrastructure development, he has worked across early-stage ventures and scale-ups in emerging and developed markets. His expertise spans venture capital investing, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, payments, and energy infrastructure.
- Where does Santiago Tenorio work?
- Santiago Tenorio is Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital.
- Where did Santiago Tenorio go to school?
- Santiago Tenorio studied at University of Pennsylvania (Cognitive Science, Visual Studies); Sophia University (Study Abroad Program, Japanese Studies).
Founder mafias
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Liza LandsmanManaging Director, Digital (Global)Founded The Points Guy +1Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaAnalyst, Financial Markets AdvisoryFounded Pasito +1Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1
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Thundermark Capital mafia3
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Same school
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Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners
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Also attended Sophia University21
Ryutaro HiroshimaPartner, Head of Japan at Type One VenturesChika NakasuExecutive Manager at Playground GlobalMelody MadhavanAssociate at Cento VenturesSatoko KatoVice President, General Counsel and CCO at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLCRisei GotoInvestment Manager at AP VenturesFady JameelVice Chairman, International at JIMCO
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Shared employers
Also worked at Arowana12
Chris RollsManaging Partner at PieLab Venture PartnersKevin ChinFounder & Executive Chairman at Arowana PartnersLerma ArtillagaExecutive Assistant to CEO at Arowana PartnersMarife ManaigFinancial Controller (ASEAN) at Arowana PartnersJohn Ephraim TorresGlobal Venture Development Director at Arowana PartnersFrancia Hernandez MalaboDigital Marketing Manager at Arowana Partners
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Also worked at Rewired3
Also worked at American Express147
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital
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